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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Wisdom from the Young and Reminders from the Past

Today when my Son and I drove to Church, my Son said to me " We have gone a month already with no income and it really isn't noticeable, our needs are all being met and we aren't going hungry." We can only come to one conclusion God is taking care of our needs. We have only received one handout since I lost my Job and that was by a dear friends husband who fixed my Mom's cracked shower and wouldn't except payment for it. We have not received any other charity. We though did get the call from the bank saying that we wouldn't have to worry about our mortgage payments until Dec. 22, 2011 and they had over half the money towards the roof, I don't know about you but this doesn't strike me as something a bank generally does. I do believe that God is taking care of our needs. Mathew 6:25-26

My Son also told me that he had been concerned because before everything we went through I could put most guys to shame with what I could do because I was so strong, but now I was unable to do some of the simple things, by the way if you think you are putting anything past the children in your life your probably not.

We started talking about the fact that I never really slowed down allowing myself to be renewed. I had told him that I didn't stop because it had been drilled into me that if I was idle I was being lazy. My son's response " Mom there is a difference between being lazy and taking a break!" Wisdom of the Young.

While listening to the sermon today at Church, my past thoughts were revisited, on Mark 10:46-52 I was brought back to the moment when God delivered me from the trial that changed my life.

Our Pastor spoke on how Bartimaeus, a blind man was most likely hearing about Jesus healing many and most likely was praying diligently for this healer to come near where he sat to beg for money to survive and when he heard the large crowd and was eventually found out it was Jesus he made a ruckus and the more he was told to shush the louder he got until he was called over to Jesus. The Pastor also mentioned that inBartimaeus going to Jesus he through off to the side the blanket full of the money on it. How he had called for Jesus with the calling for God. He was healed and left every thing to follow Jesus, who was going to be crucified.

I was brought back to the moment Jesus delivered my family and the healing began, all I wanted then was to give up everything and follow him, I had lost all the desire for the things that once I had thought were necessities in life. I though still had a barrier to following Jesus my families need of me to support them as they weren't with my trust of God's provision for our lives. I felt like Bartimaeus did to through away the things of the past and come follow Jesus what ever that meant. Today listening to the sermon this again has become a very strong feeling a feeling that tears at my heart because I am torn for my love for Jesus and want to leave everything to follow him, but I am faced with the love for my family and not wanting to hurt them and make them feel like I have abandon them.

I prayed back then for God to show me a way that I can follow him with out hurting my family. I know the things that are happening in my life are for a reason and I need to lean not on my understanding and lean on the hope, mercy & grace my Savoir has for me. I know he is working on freeing me from what stands between me and him but it is in his perfect timing. He has a reason for all that he does. God is never changing he is the same today as he was yesterday and will be the same tomorrow, all knowing and all powerful.

I was brought back tonight to God's note back to me and this is where I need to keep going back to be reminded. I need to keep my focus on Christ Jesus, not how we are going to survive or what I need to do or what others think I just need to keep my eyes on Jesus through that alone I will be delivered from all that I am brought to.

Thank Jesus for everything you have done, thank you for my Sisters & Brothers in Christ that Pray for me as you here their prayers. Thank you for the trials that shape and mold me to who you want me to be. Thank you for your comfort in all my troubles so that I can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort I have received from you. Help me to cont. daily to lean not on my understanding, fill me with the Holy Spirit daily, carry me when I can't carry myself. Use me to show the world your Mercy & Grace, Use me to draw your children home to you. In Jesus Christ Name Amen!

I have a link to the sermon's from my church down the left side, new sermons are posted on the church site usually the following Tuesday. Gospel of Mark is the study we are on right now.

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And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen 1 Peter 5:10-11

Prayer Reqests:

Please Pray for God to open my eyes to where he will lead me next.

Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Ephesians 6:19-20

My Prayer request is for this Blog to be the will of God, for what he wants people to hear stay fixed on their hearts and for anything not from him fall away from memory. My eyes to stay fixed on Jesus & my will to be in line with God`s will for my life, for our fathers prevision as I walk in faith and for me not to get in the way.

Please pray for God to place a hedge of protection around me as I feel the presence of spiritual warfare. Praise God for replacing doubt & fear with his word & promise as I journey.

I also would like to request prayer for my two children to keep their lives in line with God`s will and (for them to be baptized)Praise God for answered prayer as my Children were Baptized Nov. 28,2010.

For my mother to have peace in what God is leading me to do and for her to release me to follow the steps Christ has laid in front of me....

Please pray for a hedge of protection to be put over the members of my family, friends and future marriage & ministries. The covering of us all with the blood of Jesus.

Thank you for being a prayer partner!

Praise to the God of all Comfort

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced .............. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.

2 Corinthians 1:3-11

"BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER" by Maya Angelou

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christthat a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean livin,'I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect,My flaws are far to o visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain...I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!

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If you know the link to the official videos I couldn't find please share the link so I can post it instead

& if you have any suggestions of Christian Music I can listen to, I will post it if it touches my heart.

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1)Father thank you for the promise you gave us through your son Jesus Christ. I lift the people of this world up to you in prayer, you know what they are facing, you know each one of them by name. Father let your will be done in their lives, flood them with your peace, hope, joy, & grace. Fill them with your holy spirit on a daily basis. Place a hedge of protection around them & cover them with the blood of Jesus. Father if they do not know you draw them close so they can see you. Remove all barriers that would stand in their way to knowing you. Father transform us & help our eyes stay fixed on Jesus. Jesus if we ever needed you its now! Lord Jesus Christ please come.....In Jesus Christ Name Amen.

2)Father thank you for the promise of plans to prosper us and not harm us, plans to give us hope and a future.(Jeremiah 29:11) Father you have shown me your peace & joy you have for me, a peace and joy that is greater than we can fathom. Father I never want to leave your presence again. I don`t want to return to the way it was. I want to grow in the way it is. I want to spend my days lifting your name on high, praising you through every breath I take. Father transform and consume every corner of my being, take charge of my thoughts, my spoken words and my actions, let your will be done in my life, not thine.......In Jesus Christ name Amen.

3)Lord I ask you to shelter my children in your protection, shower them with your mercy and grace, guide their footsteps. Father I ask you to send any enemy that is standing against them to be returned back to the pit of hell where they belong. Place peace in their hearts that is above understanding. Allow them to shine your light into the darkness of this world and help their eyes to be fixed on you through everything that comes their way. In Jesus Precious Name Amen.

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Praise be to God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who has comforted me in times of trouble, so that I can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort I myself have received from God.

I would love to share the comfort my Lord Jesus Christ has given me through the many troubles I have faced over the years, if you have a place or event you would like me to share the comfort I have been given please email me at iblong2the3in1@shaw.ca, please let me know which area you would like me to speak on, About Me.

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The Story Behind The Photography

The Story Behind The Photography:

I use to be band from taking photo’s even where I worked. I didn’t start doing photography until my family went through a trial that caused us to call 911 over 60 times in an 8 month period of time in 2009, due to my daughter having a severe undiagnosed reaction to a prescription medication.

I was given the gift of looking through the lens of a camera during that time to escape what we were facing if not only for a moment. I was able to focus on the beauty around me amongst the trauma we were facing. I was shocked when I started looking at the pictures that started coming out of my camera.

Early this year, after my daughter had signed us up at the Christmas show at the Tradex, we were filmed for a new HGTV show called “Consumed.” I was surprised by the positive feed back I received for my photography.

I was encouraged by what I heard to go further with my photography. I hope that if you find yourself facing something you can find a way to focus on the beauty around you if only for a moment.

HEAVENS VERY SPECIAL CHILD

A meeting was held, quite far from Earth!It's time again, for another birth.Said the Angels, to the Lord above,This special child will need much love.His progress may be very slow,Accomplishments he may not show.And he'll require extra careFrom the folks he meets down there.He may not run or laugh or play,His thoughts may seem, quite far away,In many ways he won't adapt,And he'll be known as handicapped.So let's be careful where he's sent,We want his life to be content.Please Lord, find the parents whoWill do a special job for you.They will not realize right awayThe leading role they're asked to play,But with this child sent from aboveComes stronger faith and richer love.And soon they'll know the privilege givenIn caring for their gift from Heaven.Their precious charge, so meek and mild,Is HEAVEN'S VERY SPECIAL CHILD.by Edna Massionilla

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Questions Meant to be Thought Provoking

How do you define Poverty?

What do you see on the streets, a sign saying I'm Hungry/ I'm Homeless with the internal response being get a job/they are just scamming or do you see the person behind the sign who is suffering from poverty of being that won't allow them to get out of material poverty.

We are all the same, we all come with a suite case of experiences that create our being, the only difference is how it effects us.

Was their someone or a group of people that showed us acceptance & love by nurturing our strengths or by nurturing our weaknesses because this is what determines whether we have a strong sense of being or a poverty of being. How can we be the change in the lives of those experiencing the Poverty of Being?

What happens to relationships?

I as a product of a single parent growing up had no roll model of how a relationship works by my parents. I though did have my Grandparents. I grew up and went into relationships not really knowing what a healthy relationship looks like and this resulted in a failed relationships & marriage. My children have now grown also without a parents role modeling relationships, so they are one step farther from a role model of how a relationship works.What can we do as a society & children of God to break this cycle for our children & futures sake?

What happens to the child in the special need?When raising a child with special needs we are wanting to do everything to get our children as close to the stereo typical child as possible for their sakes, because we love them. We give them all the therapies & interventions we can squeeze in, because we love them or we have found that nothing helps at all and we just give up out of exhaustion. Have we forgot the child for the sake of the special need?Are we giving up on just the special need or are we also giving up on the child? How do we make sure we don't forget the child?